Track and field teams from Central and Goffstown trekked to Concord for the Class L meet on Friday, May 29, while T&F squads from Bow, John Stark and Pembroke Academy traveled to Coe-Brown Academy for the Class I state meet on Saturday, May 30.

Central Edged out during the indoor state championship last winter, the Central girls left no doubt when it came time for the outdoor competition. The Little Green earned 100 points to come away with the state championship, thanks to strong showings by Meggie Donovan and Arianna Vailas.

Donovan won the 200- meter dash and was second in the 100, and Vailas was first in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs. Central’s 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams also earned firstplace points.

The boys placed 10th with 24 points, and Cory Sinotte races in the Meet of Champions at the University of New Hampshire on Saturday, June 6, after wins in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs.

Bow
The Bow boys track team earned a third-place finish at the Class I state meet, qualifying athletes for the Meet of Champions in six individual events.

Senior Ian Verderame won the 100 with a time of 11.47 seconds. He also placed second in the 200.

Joining Verderame at the MOC is Dylan Lucas, third in the 300-meter hurdles and fourth in the pole vault, as well as Atticus Swett and Ian Wedemeyer.

Swett tossed his way to a third-place finish in the discus throw, and Wedemeyer put the shot 46 feet to grab third place.

The Falcons also earned points in the 4x100 relay, as Alex Foley, Kyle Moore, Aaron Forest and Verderame finished in 45.18 seconds, placed second.

Bow’s girls team came in 10th on the afternoon with 15 points, led by Katherine McManus’ skills on the track and in the field.

The sophomore was third in the 100-meter hurdles and second in the high jump, and she represents the team at the MOC.

John Stark
Ethan Moore’s three second- place finishes led the way for John Stark, which finished with 48 points in fifth place.

Moore was runner-up in the high jump, shot put and discus throw to qualify for the Meet of Champions along with Sean Laman, who was fourth in the high jump.

The Generals’ only individual victory came from Glen Jackman, who won the 300-meter hurdles.

John Stark’s 4x400 relay team was second, with seniors Elliot Doughty, Sean Laman, Kevin LeBlond and Joseph Getts running the event in 3:34.

Doughty also came in fifth in the 200-meter dash. Elizabeth Anderson had the best finish for the JS girls, coming in seventh in the 400- meter dash.

Goffstown
Jana Hieber travels to Durham for the MOC following a first-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles during the Class L meet. Hieber ran the event in 45.09 and also ran a 16.06 time in the 100-meter hurdles, placing fifth.

The boys managed six points as Nick Aubut was fifth in the 400, Steven Edmonds took fifth in the 110-meter hurdles, and Kyle McNamara was fifth in the 300 hurdles.

Pembroke Academy Allison Brehm qualified for the Meet of Champions, coming in second in the 100- meter dash. Kacie Paradie had the next best finish for Pembroke, a sixth-place triple jump.

The PA boys’ lone point came from Dan Kroll, who placed sixth in the shot put.